Tuesday, September 16, 2014

2015 Workshop Schedule!

All workshops will be in the Manatee Ballroom except where indicated.
Thursday


8:30 am - 9:30 am - (Guy) Absolute Beginning Hammered Dulcimer 
9:45 am - 10:45 am - (Guy) Beginner HD - The Next Step
11 am - 12 pm - (Richard) Traditional Tunes From The Hills Of Appalachia (MD)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (Richard) Don't Take This Class, It Will Make You Vomit (a.k.a. "Performance Techniques"
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - (Bing) The Manatee Orchestra - Mountain Dulcimers (MD)
3 pm - 4 pm - (Guy) Manatee Orchestra for Hammered Dulcimer, Pennywhistle and Steel Drum! - Part I
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm - (Sharrie) Beginning Ukulele - Beginning Level 


Friday


8:30 am - 9:30 am -  (Bing) Taking A Bite Out Of Apple's Garageband
9:45 am - 10:45 am - (Bing) How To Play "Juke Joint Hen"
11 am - 12 pm - (Sharrie) Manatee Orchestra - Part I - All Levels Ukulele
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (Guy) Manatee Orchestra for Hammered Dulcimer, Pennywhistle and Steel Drum! - Part II 
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - (Richard) Adding Variety To Your Right-Hand Strumming
3 pm - 4 pm - (Richard) Popular Songs That Are In The Public Domain
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm - (Guy) Steel Drum - Beginning Leve


Saturday


8:30 am - 9:30 am - (Sharrie) Manatee Orchestra - Ukulele with other instruments - Part II 
9:45 am - 10:45 am - (Richard) How Dulcimers And Ukuleles Are Made
11 am - 12 pm - (Bing) A Spoonful Of Blues (MD)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (Guy) Pennywhistle - Beginning Level (meet in the ballroom, then depending on class size, may relocate to another area)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (Bing) Learning To Play Native American Flute (meet in the ballroom, then depending on class size, may relocate to another area)
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - (Guy) Guy’s ‘Crazy’ Intermediate Pennywhistle
3 pm - 4 pm - (Guy and Sharrie) HD Intermediate and Ukulele Beyond Beginner - Hammered Dulcimer Meets the Ukulele; “Tin Pan Alley”
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm - (Bing, Guy, Sharrie) Manatee Orchestra REHEARSAL - All Instruments! 
The Manatee Orchestra will open up the Saturday evening concert at 7 pm


Sunday


8:30 am - 9:30 am - (Bing) Introduction To Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer!
9:45 am - 10:45 am - (Bing) Practical Applications For Looping
11 am - 12 pm - (Guy) HD - All Levels - Creating More Than a Melody - Part I
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (Guy) HD - All Levels - Creating More Than a Melody - Part II
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - (Richard) Playing "D" Tunes In G and in A
3 pm - 4 pm - (Sharrie) Edelweiss - Chord-Melody Strum Style